Gurugram:At least 7 patients died allegedly due to shortage of Oxygen supply in Kriti Hospital of Gurugram, located in Sector-56, on Friday night.
Attendants of the deceased created ruckus inside the hospital premises. Some family members also staged protest outside the hospital.
Reportedly the deceaseds' families approached the police and with their intervention the lives of remaining Covid patients could be saved.
"We have received an information about the incident and a team of police station Sector-56 was rushed to the spot to pacify the aggrieved family members. The reason behind the deaths will be ascertained after an investigation. No complaint has been filed till now," Sub-Inspector Dalpat Singh, additional station house officer of Sector-56 police station said.
"Around 20 Covid patients were admitted at the hospital. Around 8.00 p.m. on Friday the patients' conditions started deteriorating and the hospital management didn't inform us about the shortage of liquid oxygen. Also, doctors at the hospital fled from the spot. Those who were present at the hospital were complaining about vomiting and unconsciousness," a family member of a patient told mediapersons.